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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.289
তাবৎ রহিব আমি এথায় বসিয়া ।
যাবৎ না খাইবে তুমি প্রসাদ আসিয়া ॥ ২৮৯ ॥
tāvat rahiba āmi ethāya vasiyā
yāvat nā khāibe tumi prasāda āsiyā
“I shall stay here until you return to take Lord Jagannātha’s remnants for your lunch.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord promises to remain there until Sārvabhauma returns.
Sārvabhauma is to return to take his lunch.
That lunch consists of Lord Jagannātha’s remnants.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
The mood of Madhya 15 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with great humility, sent some Jagannātha prasādam and a cloth from Lord Jagannātha to His mother through Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura. When the Lord bade farewell to Rāghava Paṇḍita, Vāsudeva Datta, the residents of Kulīna-grāma and other devotees, He praised them for their transcendental qualities.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the Lord’s willingness to wait teach me about personal care?
Give someone unhurried attention today rather than rushing away.
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